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Dec30
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The past three weeks have been brutal for the nation’s second largest airline. UAL Corp. (UAUA) the parent company of United Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights between December 16th and Dec 30th as snow storm after snow storm rocked their primary hubs including Chicago O’Hare and Denver International. Crews shortages made the situation even worse. I had the unlucky chance of flying on both December 16th and December 28th through Chicago.  United cancelled many flights on Christmas day, one of the lighter travel days in the heavily traveled holiday week between Christmas and New Years, to get their schedule back in order. Countless crewmembers were out of place and needed to get back to their specific locations. Planes were also in locations that they were not supposed to be at.
"We proactively canceled a small percentage of flights in order to better acoommodate our customers and get them to their destinations safely and as quickly as possible," United spokesman Jeff Kovick said.
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Dec29
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If we compare the airline industry to the restaurant industry, one could say that the airline industry has moved from the traditional sit down and let the waiter help you to the fast food industry. And the airline that...
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Tempe based US Airways is recalling 200 flight attendants as the airline prepares for their "busy summer" schedule. The carrier which still has some 2,300 furloughed flight attendants has been plagued with customer complaints and poor service. Recently the airline...
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Hopefully your holidays are going well; unfortunately for many MAXjet passengers that story is not going to ring true. On December 24, 2007, the day before Christmas, MAXjet grounded all planes and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The airline...
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Dec22
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Add AirFrance to the list of airlines testing in-flight SMS and email services. AirFrance launched a commercial trial of an onboard cell phone service, which will still include restrictions on in-flight calls. Passengers on certain European flights will be able...
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United Airlines is said to be working closely with Apple to seamlessly adapt their in-flight entertainment system to work with iPods. The Chicago based company has been working with Apple to allow passengers to access their music and video content...
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Dec20
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"At some point, I think we'll probably acquire somebody," said Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly. In a recent discussion with the newspaper Dallas Morning News, Kelly says that his airline would jump into the consolidation fun. Several years ago in...
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Passengers flying on Virgin Atlantic Airways in the new year might have to pay close attention, as cabin crews for the airline are set to walk out. Trade union Unite said its members voted unanimously to walk out at 6...
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Dec14
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Another 247 former TWA flight attendants that were laid off will be receiving recall notices in the mail to return to work for American Airlines. Still some 1,200 former TWA flight attendants are still on furlough and the time for...
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Virgin America has started selling tickets to their newest destination. Tickets are now on sale for passengers wanting to travel between Seattle and both San Francisco and Los Angeles. VA will offer 3 daily non-stops between Seattle and San...
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Dec12
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Baggage handlers are back to work after they walked off the job late yesterday in Adelaide Airport in Australia. Qantas baggage handlers walked off the job to protest moves by the airline that would outsource some baggage handling jobs. ...
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In November 2006, the International Civil Aviation Organization adopted pilot retirement age of 65, and on Tuesday the US took steps to raise US standards to line up with those of the international community. In a unanimous 390-0 vote,...
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Since starting service in 2002, DayJet has announced one of their largest "Per-Seat On-Demand" expansions. The company announced that they would add 28 cities to their list of cities served by “Per-Seat On-Demand” Service. “Since initiating service in October,...
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Minnesota based Northwest Airlines (NWA) has become the latest airline to expand into Heathrow once the Open Skies agreement takes place. The Sky Team partner plans to offer daily non-stop service between Heathrow and three US cities. Minneapolis will...
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Dec11
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It looks like US Airways (LCC) is taking a page out of Gordan Bethune’s play book. The Arizona based airline will offer their employees incentives to get planes and bags to their destination on time this holiday season. Each...
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Dec 9
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American skies have never been safer but with continued increases in air traffic and shrinking numbers of certified air traffic controllers keeping our skies safe, situations that compromise safety are bound to happen. Earlier this week an air traffic...
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Dec 8
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It was only a matter of time before the airlines got the hint and started bringing these services to their passengers. JetBlue Airways (JBLU) will become the first airlines to offer limited e-mail and instant messaging services for FREE...
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Dec 7
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"This will give us a foothold into a market that will expand over the next 10 to 20 years," Mr. Lewis Campbell, Textron's chairman and chief executive said. Cessna announced that they will begin manufacturing the new Cessna 162...
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“Unlike our competitors, Continental Airlines has maintained cabin comforts and continues to provide complimentary meals at mealtimes,” said Jim Compton. Complimentary meals and high levels of service by cabin crews helped propel Continental Airlines (CAL) to the top...
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Dec 3
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The on-time arrival numbers are out for the month of October and it looks to be good for one Denver hub airline while the other airline continues to sink. Denver based Frontier Airlines (FRNT) proved to be the best...
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United cancelled many flights on Christmas day, one of the lighter travel days in the heavily traveled holiday week between Christmas and New Years, to get their schedule back in order. Countless crewmembers were out of place and needed to get back to their specific locations. Planes were also in locations that they were not supposed to be at. 
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